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PBP welcomes new volunteers, spring 2008
   
 
“Powered by Professionals has created an avenue where accomplished people can donate their time, energy and networks to exceptional charities and foundations. Simply put, it's one stop shopping for dedicated altruists who wouldn't ordinarily have the time to research and qualify the needs of exemplary organizations.”

Danielle N. Fischer, Internal Investment Consultant

Let us help you achieve your goal of volunteering your time to a charitable organization that has meaning to you.  

Our goal is to connect you to a charitable cause and to offer you a volunteer opportunity that fits your lifestyle and makes the best use of your time.

All of the charitable organizations we work with are run effectively and efficiently and the volunteer responsibilities are very clear, so that you always have a positive volunteer experience.


We have listed the charitable causes that are currently seeking volunteers below:

A Caring Hand, The Billy Esposito Foundation
Their mission is to provide financial assistance for educational opportunities and bereavement counseling to children that have experienced the loss of a parent.

Bulldogs Care Foundation
The Bulldogs Care Foundation was founded in memory of four Yale University Bulldogs and seeks to support disadvantaged youth as they pursue personal development through programs in athletics, education and mentoring.

Makers of Memories Foundation
Their mission is to provide battered women and their children with the financial resources to enjoy what might be their very first family vacation, so they can form memories that will change their lives forever.

Melanoma Research Foundation
Their mission is to support medical RESEARCH for finding effective treatments and eventually a cure for melanoma; to EDUCATE patients and physicians about the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of melanoma; and to act as an ADVOCATE for the melanoma community to raise the awareness of this disease and the need for a cure.

Sarcoma Foundation of America
Their mission is to act as an advocate for increased research to find new and better therapies with which to treat patients with sarcoma. The SFA raises its own funds to provide research grants to sarcoma researchers. The SFA also interacts with public (NCI, FDA, etc.), private for-profit (pharmaceutical companies, etc.) and private non-profit (e.g., philanthropic foundations) organizations to raise awareness of the treatment needs of sarcoma patients.

Turn the Corner Foundation
Turn the Corner is dedicated to the support of research, education, awareness and innovative treatments for Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases.

Voices Against Brain Cancer
Their mission is to find a cure for brain cancer by advancing scientific research, increasing awareness within the medical community and supporting patients and families afflicted with this devastating disease.


If you feel a connection with any of the causes above, please email Ken Grosso to let him know which cause you are most interested in and he will email you with more information concerning the different volunteer options available.

If you don’t feel a connection, please also email Ken Grosso to let him know of a cause you would like to connect to and he will email you with any volunteer opportunities for organizations that support such causes.

 

A Face Behind the Foundation
Paul Ardire

Paul Ardire

"For me, one of the most rewarding things about working with BCF has been providing underprivileged teenagers with opportunities to achieve their potential through academics and athletics."

--Paul Ardire, President of Bulldogs Care Foundation


Previous Faces Behind the Foundations

Paige Norton - Voices Against Brain Cancer
Glen Albanese - A Caring Hand, The Billy Esposito Foundation